Facts and figures

In order to be able to monitor the University’s achievements and provide internal and external accountability, the University makes use of a number of reports, both standard and customised.

The University's key figures and annual report contain information on the most important indicators in the field of teaching, research, personnel and finances. These reports are publicly available.

Internally available reports

Not all reports are publicly available. If you are looking for figures that you cannot find in the key figures or the annual report, please consult e-Reports. E-Reports are the University management information system.

In addition to e-Reports, a number of reports can be accessed in a different way. For more information, please send an e-mail to cijfers@bb.leidenuniv.nl.

Key figures

You will find an overview of the most recent key figures below.

Students

2017

2018

Influx of first-year bachelor’s students

5.686

6.169

of which students with diploma from abroad

17%

19%

Participants in Excellence Programme

11%

11%

B-1 contact hours (% study programmes with 12 hours or more)

100%

100%

Influx of master’s students

5.311

5.304

of which master’s students with diploma from abroad

28%

29%

Total number of students enrolled (full-time + part-time + external)

28.103

29.541

Satisfaction of bachelor’s students (NSE)

4,1

4,0

Satisfaction of master’s students (NSE)

4,0

3,9

Diplomas and study performance

2017

2018

Bachelor’s diplomas

3.737

3.845

Master’s and post-master’s diplomas

3.989

4.181

Non-negative BSA advice in 1st year of bachelor’s

83%

84%

Drop-out rate after 1 year (bachelor’s)

15%

15%

Switching rate after 1 year (bachelor’s)

6%

7%

Re-enrolment return rate in 4 years (bachelor’s)

70%

70%

1-year master’s return rate in 2 years

66%

67%

2-year master’s return rate in 3 years

65%

69%

3-year master’s return rate in 4 years

82%

80%

Research

2017

2018

Number of PhD defences

423

447

Academic publications

6.094

6.413

Research staff in FTE

2.460

2.510

Average duration of PhD track

5,3

5,2

PhD return rate in 6 years

59%

60%

Employed staff

2017

2018

Total employed FTE (ultimo)

4.193

4.274

academic staff

1.606

1.638

PhD students

774

774

teaching and research support staff

440

431

other support staff

1.323

1.382

% women in senior positions (only academic staff)

31%

32%

% female professors

26%

29%

% temporary academic staff in government-funded positions

36%

32%

% BKO certificates

93%

90%

Funding (in M€)

2017

2018

Government contributions

337

358

Tuition fees

64

68

NWO (incl. Zon MW) en KNAW

52

52

EU (incl. ERC)

37

40

Other third parties (incl. contract education)

90

96

Other income

42

38

Total income

623

652

Expenses

614

650

Net results

5

-3

Work for third parties as percentage of total income

29%

29%

Contact

You can contact the Information Management department with questions about the figures or reports.